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Date of issue: 17.06.2012
Song language: English
Ballad of Ol' Redcoat |
There was a pirate captain |
Ruthless man was he |
Dread renowned from London-Town to the coast of Barbary |
He raided all the trading routes from Dublin to Bombay |
And every time he’d board a ship his crew would hear him say; |
«Fetch me Ol' Red Doublet, bring it to me now |
I’ll wear it in the rigging as they fire across the bow |
Fetch me Ol' Red Doublet, It’s got the luck we need |
For even if they shoot me down they’ll never see me bleed!» |
For 20 years he pillaged across the seven seas |
The mention of his name would bring all sailors to their knees |
The King dispatched a Frigate to hunt the pirate man |
And when Ol' Redcoat heard the news he smiled and clapped his hands |
«Fetch me Ol' Red Doublet, bring it to me now |
I’ll wear it in the rigging as they fire across the bow |
Fetch me Ol' Red Doublet, It’s got the luck we need |
For even if they shoot me down they’ll never see me bleed!» |
The Captain of the Frigate, a clever man was he |
Surprised the pirate sleeping and declared a victory |
As he loaded up his cannons |
The pirate none around, the pirates caught him broadside |
And he heard has he went down; |
«Fetch me Ol' Red Doublet, bring it to me now |
I’ll wear it in the rigging as they fire across the bow |
Fetch me Ol' Red Doublet, It’s got the luck we need |
For even if they shoot me down they’ll never see me bleed!» |
The Germans sent a Warship to hunt the pirates down |
Trying to catch the pirate’s ship they ran their own aground! |
The Captain cried «Abandon ship!» |
The crew they swam ashore |
They all cried «Ach du liebe!» |
(Eins, zwei, drei) |
When they heard Old Redcoat roar; |
«Fetch me Ol' Red Doublet, bring it to me now |
I’ll wear it in the rigging as they fire across the bow |
Fetch me Ol' Red Doublet, It’s got the luck we need |
For even if they shoot me down they’ll never see me bleed!» |
Now Queen Isabella, she stepped into the fray |
She armed her whole Armada and dispatched them straight away |
A hundred guns to one |
Old Redcoat’s ship was torn in two |
And high up in the crow’s nest he began his song anew; |
(What'd he sing?) |
He said fetch me old brown trousers, bring 'em to me now. |
(Hmm?) |
I’ll wear them in the rigging as they fire across our bow. |
(I don’t get it) |
Fetch me old brown trousers, I fear we may be hit! |
For even if they shoot me down they’ll never see me. |
HEAVE HO! |
«Fetch me Ol' Red Doublet, bring it to me now |
I’ll wear it in the rigging as they fire across the bow |
Fetch me Ol' Red Doublet, It’s got the luck we need |
For even if they shoot me down they’ll never see me bleed!» |
For even if they shoot me down they’ll never see me bleed… |
Heave-ho! |
(Brown trousers… oh, now I get it!) |